From 1 January 2010, there have been some important changes to company registration procedures:
- allowing payment of stamp duty and publication fees at the same time as filing documents
- making the addresses of individuals no longer publicly available in the companies register
- making the court of registration responsible for publishing a company’s deed of establishment in the Companies Gazette when changes in other company data are also to be published
Companies can now pay electronically both stamp duty (for registration) and publication fees at the same time as they file documents with the court of registration. This will speed up the filing process, which previously required payment at least 5-7 days in advance.
When payment and filing are done at the same time, the company’s legal representative must make a written declaration that stamp duty and the publication fee have been duly paid on the date of submission and the State Treasury will then certify the payment on receipt to the court of registration. This removes the need to provide a receipt from the State Treasury when filing documents with the court of registration.
The addresses of individuals in the companies register are no longer publicly available and are only accessible by state bodies in performance of their duties. Anyone else wishing to inspect an individual’s address must file an application with the court of registration.
This generally means the information will not be indicated in official copies of company records, in company extracts, in company certificates and in court orders; nor will it appear in company information issued by the Company Information Service.
The court of registration is now responsible for arranging publication in the Companies Gazette of the deed of establishment (or amendments to it) of limited liability companies and companies limited by shares whenever changes of other company data are also to be published.
Law: amendments to the Company Registration Act
